New-York tribune., 1887-04-24
BASEBALL MEN IN A TANGLE,
THREE CLUBS WANT TO PLAY AT ONCE.

COLLEGE BOYS GETTING THEIR BATS READY
NOTES ON PLAYERS AND CLUBS.
Carelessncss Is characteristic Of many baseball man
ayers Carelessness in making engagements caused O
peculiar scene at Jersey City station Thursday
IL seems that the Brooklyn, New-York Reserve, aud
Hartford clubs were each under the impression that
was 10 play the Newark Club at Newark that after
noon All tho clubs together In the station Man.
ager Doyle Of Brooklyn, asked the others where they
were going and was dumfounded when he heard the
reply: ITO Newark, Of Where are you going y
The players Of the different teams were by this time
mixed up in a confused mass and as Managers Daniels
DOYLE and BecannOn became excited In discussing the
question, it looked for time as II there might DC Hee
fight But wise counsels prevailed and all trouble was
averted representative from the Newark CLUB then
made hls appearance and successfully srbitrated the
tangle lie told Manager Charles Daniels OF the Hart
ford Club that the date with his nine had been cancelled
and Mr. Daniels separated his mixed up players from the
crowd and boarding train, took bis team on TO Wash
ington His handsome face flushed, however and he
had a lawsuit look In his black eyes. The New YORK
Reserves we're informed that the Newark Club had not
made any date with them, and the New-Yorkers nnaly
made their way back TO this city, madder but not
wiser lot of men.
After the other teams had disappeared Mr Doyle had
no difficulty in getting his players together and making
his way 10 Newark. New-Jersey's thrifty town was
reached the Little Baseball Giants encountercd ana
beaten and the Brooklyn Club went back TO Gowanus
without further annoyance Manager Buck " Becan-
non of tho NewYork Reserves was indignant over the
trouble and expense his club had been put TO- He had
several teegams which he waved in the air and which
he seemed 10 think showed his arrangement with Mad
ager Hackett TO play the Newarks at Newark on Ihu
day The final telegram, however, from Manager HacKett
was rather peculiarly worded, and from the words USED
he can claim that he did did not expect the Reserves
ON Thursday But for a difference Of opinion about
fha txVO
not have occurred The matter win In all probability be
dropped. and there is hardly any likelihood OF lawsuits
resulting from the misunderstanding.
Tho ouopea trouble between the York, Brooklyn,
PHILADELPHIA Metropolitan and Athletic Clubs appears
rather Insignificant when the real facts come TO nght
although sensational reports have made IL appear uae
serious baseball was imminent The whoie trouble
arose out OF an arrangement made between the new
York and Athletic Clubs to play exhibition game at
the Polo Grounds The New-York Club, to play such
game was compelled by baseball law first TO get the con-
sent OF the Brooklyn and Metropolitan Clubs The Met
ropolitans gave their consent, providing the Athletic
Club would allow the Indians" or squaws as they
are sometimes called 10 play the Philadelphia League
Club in Philadelphia. The Brooklyn Club wonld not,
however give It's consent TO the game at the Polo
Grounds and by filing protest against the match with
President WyckoG had the game prohibited The Metro
potan IA usual innocent OF any deals or troubles are
made 10 sner Friends OF the NewYork Club claim that
the action OF the Brooklyn Club was mean, and Others
more hoheaded. say the Brooklyn Club had no right 10
prevent the match and advise the local League ciuo 70
bring suit for damages The friends OF the Brooklyn
Club say that the proposed game at the Polo Grounds
would have decreased attendance at the champion
ship game In Brooklyn between the Brooklyn and Balu-
more clubs Friday, and might also nave haH oau
effect pon he attendance at the future games AT Brook
lyn between the Brooklyn and Athletic Clubs There
will be no lawsuits. and the matter WILL end whcre IL is
at present AS the statement that tho two CLUBS nave
been stirred I'D into hostile attitude and that active
WAR between them will begin at once. the hostile feeling
is no more than 1t was year ago. Inc new
York and Brooklyn Clubs have never been on friendly
terms, and probably never viii be-
Friends OF amateur playing are looking forward to the
openine OF the intercollegiate baseball with much
more interest than usual New York has team In the
organzaton-and good team The four cuos that com
nose tho League are Yale Harvard, Princeton and Col
umba Which club will oapure the pennant Is natter
OF mere conjecture TO the wsest baseball prophets
The Yale Club is the tayote with the genera puohc
but Columbia Harvard and Princeton have no lack OF
hackers. Yale seems to have the best pitcher and
catcher In stagg and Damn but Columbia seems to have
the strongest all round club The opening college game
ha and Harvard Clubs WILL with fair weather attract q
large crowd The manager OF me eolIi1Dla n e nm 4 % az
been mt ND by the Columbia students on the match lie
said that an the bets made at even money ana te
than they could get The college misses Ayiault ana
Finley It's last seasons battery with those Two pay
ers the college would win the pennant In walk fey'
by playing with tho NewNOrk Club last ai turhu pro
fcssiona and barred himself from playing In amateur
games
The now rules have had queer results. Players
who were never known 10 sprint before are steanrg
baaea I'm every game and Shaw, Lyncn anu ohyoer ro
actually making base hlts
orc and Tternan of the NewYork Club, are no longer
on the hospital list Their services Will DO heeoe" "hn
the mplonship season begins
George Mattimore and Roach, the young pitchers OF
tho local League club fair players, and may IN me
do useful work. but IL Is the general opinion nat Lhere
ia not Kecfe Radbourne Clarkson, BALDWIN OF Car|
theirs In the rio
The baseball managers, as well as the managers OF
theatrical companies concoctng many niue soheines
to eyade the Interstate Commerce Law. Inc ua'c g
expenses OF each club this year VIII DO increaseo fV
ne-thrd.
Philadelphia physician OF repute hs scded 70 make
speeiaty OF injuries and diseases peculiar 70 pasepau
nayera He has written TO several ellknown players
asking for Information about" Charley horses spraihs,
dsocated joints and other troubles tne pis VI 'S
Is heir 10.
Friends OF the New-York Club seem almost unain9Is %
IN the opnon that gerhardt should DO put oack at s
old poson at second base. Ewing does Wen enough ~
second out he can equally good work AZ thru paso
sbors hs services would be more valuable Latham
benny or some other player equally as good w9ua oe
worth many thousand dollars TO the New iofk Iup o
thir base This is the only weak spot on t1e nine ana
aough the club has thirty players under eonIscs
there Ia not third baseinan In tbe lot
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